hand painted, hand photographed

One question I often ask of myself is "how can I keep the integrity of a subject in a commercial environment?" In other words, how can I maintain a product's individuality while giving it a professional feel? Shooting the hand painted pieces from Metolius Ridge Tile posed this quandary. From my home town Eugene, Oregon (by coincidence) Metolius Ridge Tile hand paints individual pieces and mosaic murals on ceramic tile. You will have to decide for yourself if the pictures do the art any justice. I'm just glad to be a part of the process. These images were taken in mixed light at a home in the Hideaway Club.

See these images and more soon at: http://www.metoliusridgetile.com 

Seeing Intensity, Seeing Red

Last week at the Festival of Life I shot Red who opened for Third Day. Red is one of the most energetic bands I have ever seen with driving rock rhythms you can feel in your chest. I had unfettered access to them during their set and I walked away supercharged.  

Clean Sweep

One thing I often hear from small business clients is, "We want people to know that we are big enough to handle their needs and small enough to offer personal attention to their needs." The challenge for me is to portray that in pictures. One day shooting for Cleanovations, a cunningly successful service business, gave me the perfect opportunity to demonstrate just how BIG a small business can be. With very little prompting on my part, I was able to follow them for the day and capture them hard at work for some pretty noteworthy customers.  I have a new-found appreciation for these pristine buildings now that I know how much work goes into keeping them nice and shiny.

Having Fun -as always...
-J